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District 211 Opts To Keep Old Calendar

PALATINE — The High School District 211 Board of Education Thursday night voted for a traditional school calendar for next year, rather than one in which classes started in mid-August.

In addition, students will attend school on Lincoln's Birthday and Pulaski Day, but will not attend school on Feb. 16, Presidents' Day.

Board members directed staffers to consider the pros and cons of a mid-August start of the school year. The early start would have allowed students to finish their first semester before Christmas vacation.

After reviewing the calendar switch, however, district staff proposed keeping the traditional calendar, with school beginning Aug. 26.